Compliance Team Leader, iwoca
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1-3 days a week in office (Hackescher Markt, Berlin)
Online loans for small businesses
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Online loans for small businesses
201-500 employees
Open for applications
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1-3 days a week in office (Hackescher Markt, Berlin)
201-500 employees
Company mission
To fund one million small businesses.
Role
Who you are
- You combine deep technical knowledge – for example, in GDPR, anti-money laundering (AML), sanctions, and fraud prevention – with a pragmatic, solution-oriented mindset
- At least 7 years’ relevant experience in compliance, ideally in financial services or consultancy
- Strong knowledge and practical experience in financial crime prevention, particularly German and European regulations (e.g. GDPR, German Money Laundering Act, AML/CTF)
- Proven leadership experience
- Native-level German and excellent English, both spoken and written
- Strong analytical skills and a structured, independent way of working
Desirable
- Experience in banking or fintech
- Legal degree or similar qualification
- Practical understanding of business operations and risk
- Familiarity with frameworks such as design thinking and project management
What the job involves
- Our German Compliance team is skilled and motivated
- It acts as a centre of competence for all compliance matters
- The team advises and supports operational and administrative functions to ensure regulatory compliance using the three-lines-of-defence model
- It works closely with the UK and global Compliance teams (Regulatory, Financial Crime, Data & GDPR), and other business areas, and reports to the General Manager Germany
- As Compliance Team Leader (m/f/d), you will lead and grow our German Compliance team
- You will shape and oversee our compliance processes to support iwoca’s strong commercial and strategic growth in Germany
- You will act as a centre of expertise for all compliance topics
- You ensure legal and regulatory compliance while enabling growth in a dynamic fintech environment
- Lead, coach and develop the German Compliance team
- Own the strategic and operational direction of our compliance monitoring programme
- Represent iwoca in relevant German and Luxembourg regulatory forums and committees
- Serve as Responsable du contrôle du respect des obligations (RC Function) for our Luxembourg entity
- Ensure compliance with AML/CTF and Financial Crime requirements and continuously evolve our internal policies
- Monitor legal and regulatory changes, share relevant insights, and act as the go-to person for compliance topics
- Conduct regular risk assessments for compliance and AML/CTF, and adjust policies as products and markets evolve
- Promote a culture of continuous improvement in compliance thinking and methods
Application process
- Please include your expected salary in your application
- Please submit your application in English
Our take
UK SMEs are the backbone of a complex economy that is constantly changing, so the need for fast and responsive access to finance is becoming more and more important to ensure their success and growth. iwoca allows SMEs access to business loans in less than a minute, with its API and business marketplace partnerships.
With offerings like iwoca's, gone are the days where waiting up to eight weeks for a loan decision was viable. Its simplified business loans of £1,000 - £500,000 come with no fees attached, and applying online takes no more than five minutes. The ready availability of iwoca loans gives business owners a level of certainty, so that they can make instant decisions to help their business grow.
iwoca has made a number of partnerships with other players in the business finance space, including an impressive industry-first invoice checkout integration with QuickBooks. Funding raised by the company, which is now operating at net profitability, will enable it to meet a recent surge in demand for corporate loans and offer more to larger SMB businesses. And the company has made several billion in funding available to over 100,000 businesses since launching, positioning itself as a leading European fintech.
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Opportunities to learn
"Great opportunities available to learn from both individuals through shadowing, and teams through presentations and even secondment opportunities -..."
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Aug 2025
$16.2m
SERIES D
Aug 2019
$13.7m
GRANT
Total funding: $115.4m
Company benefits
- Work where you work best: Twice a year we rent houses in places like Sicily and the French Alps where each team can work together for a week poolside. We champion flexible working in all our teams
- Invest in iwoca: We want people to be invested in iwoca's success so after six months you'll be awarded share options
- Keep yourself healthy: We offer comprehensive health insurance and cash plans. You'll also get gym discounts and we host yoga classes in the office every week
- Start (and end) your day right: Each floor of iwoca HQ has a fully stocked fridge for breakfast and every Friday we unwind with beers and wine
- Life-work balance: We know your life outside of work comes first. We offer enhanced maternity and paternity leave for new parents plus a nursery benefit. We also have unlimited unpaid leave
- Learning and development: Whether you want to learn to code, experiment with motion design, or beat cognitive biases, you'll have time and budget to invest in your professional development
Company values
- Motivated: Going to work shouldn't feel like a slog, so we want everyone in the team to personally care about what they're working on. We stay motivated by celebrating our wins, learning from our mistakes, and always looking for new gaps to step into
- Smart: At iwoca being smart isn't about what you know, it's about how you think. Smart thinking means looking at each problem by asking ‘why’ first, then figuring out ‘how’
- Humble: We know all ideas are flawed, all code has bugs, and everyone makes mistakes - it’s how we learn. For us, being humble means you question yourself first, rather than your team
- Growth Mindset: We think there's always a better way to solve a problem. So we never let ourselves get comfortable with being good enough
Company HQ
Fitzrovia, London, UK
Articles
Leadership
Christoph Rieche
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously spent 7 years at Goldman Sachs as a Vice President before co-founding iwoca in 2011.
Joost Versteeg
(CMO)Joost initially joined iwoca in 2017 as an Intern. Since then, they have held a number of roles, from Growth Analyst to Head of Commercial Strategy and became CMO in 2024.
People progressing
Serita joined as a Customer Onboarder, before moving into the Broker Team. Most recently they have been promoted to Partnership Manager.
Leo joined in 2018 as a Client Onboarder. Since then, they have worked in a number of roles and now serve as the Product Manager.
Jenny originally joined the Client Onboarding team and now leads the Customer Success department for the German business.
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at iwoca
- We work hard to make iwoca a place where everyone feels welcome, where you can confidently be yourself. We understand that diversity isn't an optional add-on, it's the core ingredient of what makes us great.
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